Profile of the data journalist in Spain: training, sources and tools

El perfil del periodista de datos en España: formación, fuentes y herramientas

doxa.comunicación | 27, pp. 273-293 | 273

julio-diciembre de 2018

ISSN: 1696-019X / e-ISSN: 2386-3978

How to cite this article:

Arias, D.; Sánchez-García, P. y Redondo, M. (2018). Profile of the data journalist in Spain: training, sources and tools. Doxa Comunicación, 27, pp. 273-293.

https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n27a14

Diego Arias. Predoctoral researcher in Journalism. He is currently studying a Master’s Degree in Professional Multimedia Journalism at Complutense University of Madrid, after having completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at the University of Valladolid. His lines of research are related to the new narrative and professional profiles of Journalism.

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España

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ORCID: 0000-0003-2023-2530

Pilar Sánchez-García. Professor at the University of Valladolid and a member of the Recognized Research Group (GIR) Nuevas Tendencias en Comunicación NUTECO (New Trends in Communication). Professor Sánchez-García is currently the PI of the project entitled, Proyecto de investigación aplicada en narrativa periodística multimediaC.P. 00200200176 (Applied Research Project in Multimedia Journalistic Narrative). She participates as a researcher in several national projects and is vice president of the Temporary Work Group “Journalism and Communication Education” of the ECREA Association. Her research focuses on professional profiles, multimedia narrative and the evolution of journalistic teaching. She has worked in the field of Journalism for 15 years in various media.

Universidad de Valladolid, España

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ORCID: 0000-0002-6223-182X

Marta Redondo. Interim contracted PhD Professor of Journalism at the University of Valladolid. She is a member of the Recognized Research Group (GIR) Nuevas Tendencias en Comunicación NUTECO (New Trends in Communication), which is dedicated to the analysis of new phenomena related to information science. Professor Redondo is author and co-author of some thirty book chapters and articles published in journals such as Comunicar, El Profesional de la Información, Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, and Comunicación y Sociedad. Her research focuses on the study of journalistic ethics and deontology, as well as the analysis of infotainment and sensationalist news. She has worked as a journalist in different media, including Antena 3, Televisión Española and Vía Digital, among others.

Universidad de Valladolid, España

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ORCID: 0000-0001-8143-465X